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Gesso, color, kirikane on wood, metal — Jizō, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix, early 13th century
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Seated Amida Nyorai — Amida Buddha, 12th century
Japan

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unsigned; left of a pair of six-panel folding screens; many scenes against gold leaf background; edge of building on left panel with snow; building at top across panels three to six the many seated figures wearing black with a few wearing red and blue; procession in LR of panels five and six with figures in black carrying covered dias and pulling two green carriages behind — Scenes from the Tale of Genji in the Four Seasons: Autumn and Winter [pt. 2; left], mid-17th century
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suit includes helmet with praying mantis maedate (forecrest), menpo (face mask), torso covering, pair of front shoulder medallions that attach to torso covering, pair of large upper arm guards, pair of small shoulder coverings (each with a pin for attachment), pair of gauntlets with arm and hand guards, apron, pair of tsutsu suneate (leg guards), and pair of kote (boot coverings); see Components for descriptions of each piece — Red-and-blue-laced Suit of Armor from the Kii Tokugawa Family, early 17th century
Japan

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unsigned; right of a pair of six-panel folding screens; many scenes on gold leaf: attendants with carriages at Land center among pine trees and clouds; interior scenes at top: male figure in red inside open walled room; court women at top center with pulled screens; trees; interior scene at R with court women in large robes admiring art on scrolls; group of robed men among blossoming cherry trees at UR — Scenes from the Tale of Genji in the Four Seasons: Spring and Summer [pt. 1; right], mid-17th century
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round teabowl pressed into asymmetrical shape; dark brown and tan glazes; light wavy parallel lines on exterior; has storage box — "Clog-shaped" tea bowl, 1614-1624
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Parinirvana of Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha, Unknown Japanese — Parinirvana of Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha, 14th century
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(One of a) Pair of War Stirrups, iron with silver inlay. Inscribed with maker's name. Kuniyuki, maker, sho worked in Knangawa. Wisteria and wave design in silver inlay. — (War Stirrup, one of a pair), 17th century
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black and gold helmet in the form of a dragonfly, with its tail extending upward; two large gold eyes; two removable dull gold pairs of wings; thick braided purple silk cord tie at neck — Helmet in dragonfly shape, 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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standing female figure with proper left arm bent, hand at side; flat mask like face, adorned by earrings and necklace; ridged dress extends to floor covering legs and feet — Haniwa of a Female Shrine Attendant, 6th century
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carved figure wearing a robe, holding a sphere with a pointed top in PL hand and a staff in PR hand (detachable); small house-like light grey wood attachment at top of head; figure is dark brown; 2 wooden stakes at bottom for attachment to base — Divine Rainmaking Boy, 13th century
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small irregularly gourd-shaped ceramic vessel; goma splash glaze; concave bottom; brown glaze with rust and gold areas; ivory lid lined with gold leaf; has storage box — Tea caddy, late 16th century
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painted fan; owl perched on branch at UR, surrounded by black birds; blackbirds are all facing owl with beaks open, as if mocking — Owl and Ha Ha Birds, 14th - 16th century
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short, bald man wearing open black, short coat with white square on either side of chest, and red and cream stripes at front seams; open coat exposes his big round belly; black leg cuffs; man is concentrating intently on walking very carefully; holding object on long staff with black pouf at top in PR hand, carefully holding PL hand out at side — Ōtsu-e, 17th - 19th century
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short sword with decorated scabbard: sword wrapped in dark green cord; dragon motif on tsuba; scabbard decorated with ornate metal brackets, gold crests and fans; metal ornament near base of scabbard decorated with gold dragon amid waves — Short sword, 18th-19th century
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decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt with chrysanthemum motif; Greek key-frets around lip; tiny butterflies inside — Tea bowl (chawan), second half 19th century
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vase with flared neck; fantastic, richly decorated scene featuring humans and dragons around center band; figures outlined in gold and painted in rich colors; gold stippling in background; band of flowers outlined in gold at top and bottom — Vase, late 19th century
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boar sitting upright on its haunches, PL leg in air; upturned, elongated nose; hinged lid on back; figure is hollow inside, and mouth and nostrils open to vent — Incense burner in the shape of a sitting boar, mid-19th century
Japan

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Wisteria Maiden, Japan — Wisteria Maiden, late 17th - early 18th century
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Woodblock, carved wood, used for printing paper amulets depicting the Bishamonten, God of Good Luck — Woodblock of Bishamonten, c. 1780
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small receptacle with domed, openwork, hinged lid; foliate and geometric incised and hammered designs; long curved handle with small organic-shaped rest — Long-handled Censer, 18th-19th century
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lotus shaped; front and back are identical and include 9 seeds each; hole at top of each end — Ritual Chime, second half 14th century
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One of two jars — Deep Bowl with Four Projections, 2500-1500 BCE
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A.Bottom; b. Lid; c. Ink holder tray; d. Silver butterfly; e.,f, Trays. — Writing box with moon and wave design, 18th century
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shallow stoneware bowl of rounded rectangular form, four feet; decorated with an underglaze iron oxide pattern of hanging vines and fruit which appear grey and russet under the finely crackled, milky white shino glaze; has storage box — Shino-ware square bowl with pattern of hanging vines and fruit, 17th century
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Frontispiece of illuminated Daihannya-kyo. — Sutra of Accumulated Treasures (Daihōshaku-kyō): Chapter 45, second half 12th century
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octagonal stepped base with lotus flower at top of base; clear glass globe at top with three vertical metal "flames" around it; glass globe filled with multicolored pebbles — Buddhist Reliquary in the Shape of a Wish-Granting Jewel, 16th-17th century
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mirror round with pair of flying cranes embossed in relief and surrounded by chrysanthemums — Round mirror with flying cranes surrounded by chrysanthemums, 12th century
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Wheel of the Law, Buddhist (shingon sect.) gilded bronze — Buddhist Wheel of Law, 13th century
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five men with exaggerated phalluses wrestling over each other in an attempt to rape a woman lying on the ground — Five Men Raping a Girl, 19th century
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three male figures sitting on an outstretched blanket enjoying a picnic at LL; gigantic gingko tree occupies majority of image — Picnic Under a Giant Tree, 19th century
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blue covered book; kabuki scenes and text inside; brightly colored images — Kabuki News, Vol. 4, 1881
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various suggestive scenes in a petite handscroll: shrimp climbing a clam; two mating insects; phallic mushroom, etc. — Erotic scenes, 19th century
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colorful image of a daimyo procession, with male figures marching, carrying large parcels, and some carrying a massive palanquin — Daimyo Procession, 19th century
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group of eight men and women playing a ball game within a copse of blossoming trees; ball is suspended in air near tree at center; portion of building with green screens and a verandah at R — Kemari Scene from the Tale of Genji, 18th century
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small rectangular basket with removable lid; two handles at side; closed chevron weave; decorative knots with metal hook and bracket on each side for braided brown tassel; decorative weaving on sides; lid has two raised, curved details on top — 提籃, 17th - 19th century
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various images of brightly colored demons and other imagined creatures; many with fangs and claws; some on fire; others riding on clouds or emerging from waves — Demons and Mysteries in the Universe, late 18th - early 19th century
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brightly colored fantastic creatures with animal and human attributes, many with pointed claws, tusks, grotesque faces, or apparition-like qualities — Demons and Mysteries in the Universe, late 18th - early 19th century
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large mandala with white background at center with 8 vignettes of Buddhas in various poses, seated on lotus blossoms; at center of circle is Buddha seated within lotus blossom decorated with golden lion heads; at top: inverted lotus-like form with golden birds; figures at UL and UR with offerings riding in on golden clouds; at LL, triangular vignette of blue figure seated before flames; at LR, semi-circle of blue figure posing in front of flames; black background — Sonshō mandala, 19th century
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3/4 bust of woman holding blotting paper to lips; black kimono with red cuffs and yellow and green trim; white collar with white flowers; eyes cast down; green tie in hair with yellow ornaments — Beautiful Woman, second half 19th century
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dramatically arched dragon body emerging from swirling black mist, face at LLC; three sharp claws are visible, the claw at LLC is clutching a golden spiral; dragon is flanked by lightning bolts; swirling cloud pattern with pink, green, and blue shading circles and frames the dragon — Dragon, 1919
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red lacquered bucket with three short feet; two raised, silver tinted bands around bucket, one at bottom and one near top; squared handle; black interior; two-piece lid — Water container (mizusashi), first half 20th century
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rectangular writing box with maple tree design; sparse red, pewter, and mother-of-pearl leaves; small drawer with pull; stylized deer inside cover — (Writing box decorated with maple tree and deer in the style of Hon’ami Kōetsu), late 19th - early 20th century
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round wooden pulley with dark finish; raised persimmon and leaf motif with mother-of-pearl details; grooved edges; square hole through center — Pulley, 19th century
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two-panel folding screen with powerful green waves capped with white, fingerlike crest; dark tan background — Foaming Waves, 17th - 19th century
Japan

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figure seated with one knee up, one on ground, holding fan; halo around head; standing figure on R — Rakan with Sleeping Attendant, 13th - early 14th century
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unsigned; many different scenes from Genji, separated by trees, rivers, and silver clouds; from R: men and women in a building with verandah, with a man sitting on the verandah alone looking in with a flower in hand; group of women and performers wearing wings at LR; near center, men seated behind low black table holding meting; men and women outside; at L, people in a boat, and others inside building near screens painted with bamboo motif — Scenes from the Tale of Genji on Silver Ground, 18th century
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unsigned; many different scenes with people sitting in small groups inside of buildings, on verandahs, or standing near trees outside; scenes separated by silver clouds: people sitting on and inside a building doing calligraphy; woman inside room looking at a river; men and women outside near trees; scholars seated near rocks; men near a carriage pulled by a black ox, etc. — Scenes from the Tale of Genji on Silver Ground, 18th century
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round, high-sided basket with taper towards bottom; looping, open weave anchored by concentric rings; wide lip with loops; handle with three strips adjoining at top — (Rattan flower basket), late 19th century
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gruesome battle scenes between humans in samurai armor and demons and monsters; crowds of men and women near end — Shutendoji emaki, early 17th century
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unsigned; many figures crying under a large tree at R; decorated pole at UR suspending a tied white bundle; two figures at R have red skin; two figures at center have ornate headpieces and jewelry; other clerical figures at bottom — Parinirvana of Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha (left fragment), Date Unknown
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unsigned; faded, darkened image of several seated figures crying and facing L: group of decorated figures seated upper center; robed monk at L with beard; skinny, bald figure at LLQ, and white robed figure LRC near demon — Parinirvana of Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha (right fragment), Date Unknown
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blue-gray background with embroidered autumn maple leaf motif throughout; other brightly colored, ornately embroidered designs including bridges, ducks, turtles, crests, and patterns — Wedding robe (uchikake), late 19th century
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mounted fan; rotund male figure with open robes seated near center, looking to PR and holding PR fist near mouth; two figures crouching behind male figure's PL, with eager looks on faces; large round object to figure's PR — Hotei and Two Attendants, 16th century
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man seated in chair at top; man seated on platform on R; another man seated on platform below on L; four seated figures at bottom; dark brown overall — Three Patriarchs of the Jōdo Shin Sect, late 14th century
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golden fan painted with morning glories in blossom supported by wooden posts; calligraphy throughout image — Morning Glories with Poem in Rinpa Style, 17th century
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horned red demon with fangs dressed in priest's black robe; demon holds gong and inscribed paper in PL hand, striker in PR; bushy hair, clawed feet — Demon Reciting Buddhist Prayers, 18th - early 19th century
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lacquer writing box with blossoming wisteria vines growing from R in gold and mother-of-pearl; large blossoming peonies LRC; inside a Chinese-styled lion chases a blue and gold butterfly amid grassy landscape with peonies — (Writing box with peonies, wisteria, and a Chinese lion chasing butterflies), late 19th - early 20th century
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procession of crickets, grasshoppers, mantises, and other insects carrying flowers, tomato "bindles", and vegetables; group of grasshoppers carry palanquin at center; other insects, spiders, and frogs look on below; mountain in background — Insect Daimyo Procession, late 19th century
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gold colored kimono; bright flowers with teal, red, burgundy, and pink petals; a few blue vertical wavy lines; group of vertical pink and blue stripes — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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pink kimono with looping and crossing red lines; some white between lines — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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alternating vertical bands of white and gray plaid designs; white bands include two wavy red and blue lines; gray bands have colorful circular flowers — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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burgundy, red, pink, black, and white vertical motif with some vertical floral designs in white, blue, pink, and yellow — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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gray, green, pink, yellow, red, black, and white cloud pattern — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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blue, red, yellow, and brown hexagonal pattern; hexagons have contrasting outlines inside — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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red background with wavy gray lines; large white abstracted flowers; smaller flowers with black outlines within white — Jacket (haori), first half 20th century
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abstract patches of yellow, gray, red, and black outlined with black line; a few patches of black and white and yellow patterns — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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gray and white background with green, blue, red, and mustard yellow dots — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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off-white background; pale blue and red circles and trapezoid designs; a few yellow, green, red, and gray lines — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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bursts of pink and blue abstract flowers with leaf like designs; off-white background — Jacket (haori), first half 20th century
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white kimono with gray and pink jagged lines and white, black, red and oval motifs — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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jigsaw pattern with gray and black lines; partially colored with white, red, gray, and pink; a few small burgundy and tan spots — Jacket (haori), first half 20th century
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light brown kimono with yellow, red, green, orange, black and red brush stroke motifs — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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rust colored background with overlapping rectangular motifs: each rectangle is either a light blue frame, or has a white background with yellow and black decoration — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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off-white kimono with yellow, gray, and pink spots arranged in diamond pattern in background; larger red diamond motifs throughout with red and blue abstract shapes inside — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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Kimono with red, yellow, black and white recutangular motifs — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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vertical panels with two alternating designs: white with gray crisscrossing lines with gray, pink, and yellow spots, or pink, red, yellow, gray, black, and white checkers — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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wide vertical stripes of red and gray; overlapping irregular shapes in yellow, gray, red, blue, and pink — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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abstracted red pine tree and pink, brown, orange and green cloud pattern — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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salmon colored background with thin plaid pattern; abstracted multi-colored characters in yellow, navy, green, and red — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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pink silk kimono with open shell motif; shells have red or black shadow and some have brown, yellow, or white bottoms — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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gray rectangle pattern; enclosed in each rectangle is a pink, red, white, yellow, or black trapezoid; pink lining inside — Cotton-quilted kimono (wataire), first half 20th century
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black silk with layered rectangles of varying patterns including red or yellow animal print, leaves on white background, and other abstracted designs with red, yellow, green, and pink — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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rust colored background with abstract motif of squares and circles in multi-colored lines — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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vertical watercolor lines in purple, pink, black, and other pastels in background; overlapping orange linear motif — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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background swaths of gray, green, and white with hash marks; sweeping ribbon designs in red, green, and blue-gray; large flowers with red, green, yellow, and red petals — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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pale pink kimono with scattered decorated rectangles; rectangles include one of two designs: gray background with red intersecting lines and blossoms, or multi-colored background with abstract black curving lines — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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gray background with animal print motif; some marks have brown or darker gray detail — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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vertical black lines against tan background; patterns of circles, squares, and irregular marks between vertical lines — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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kimono with two types of wavy design: wavy green, red, gray and yellow lines on black base, and chevron design of wide lines in yellow, orange, red, pink and gray gradients — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
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abstract gray "bird's nest" pattern with two red and one pink dot within each; zigzagging lines in black, pink, light green, and gray against white background — Jacket (haori), first half 20th century
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woman with whitened face and neck leaning on verandah railing overlooking swirling water; billowing, richly decorated robes with floral pattern and gold sprays; long, black hair — Heian Beauty on the Veranda, late 17th century
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Album Leaf with Birds, 19th century

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black woolen coat with three white embroidered motifs featuring a circular arrangement of overlapping squares forming 6-pointed star at center; blue woolen breastplate with white motif and black lining; black breastplate with white embroidered motif and blue lining — Noh Costume, late 19th century
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orange and gold brocade monk's stole with purple lining; black lacquered ring holding straps together on PL side; subtle appliqued motif on front; embroidered star on back of strap — Noh Costume of a Buddhist Priest's Robe, late 19th century
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monk's stole: white on one side with chrysanthemum motif; gold and gray brocade on opposite side with flowers and rabbit motif; four burgundy and gold brocade panels at inner corners of gray side — Noh Costume of a Buddhist Priest's Robe, late 19th century
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tan background with thick and thin vertical brown stripes; unlined — Noh costume (mizugoromo), first half 20th century
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long turquoise pants with white cuffs; sash at waist — Long trousers for a Noh costume, first half 20th century
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sheer white; no pattern or lining — Noh costume (mizugoromo), first half 20th century
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red pleated pants with tie at waist — Red trousers for a Noh costume, first half 20th century
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